Activities and Groups at Holy Trinity
Growing
Together
The Growing Together programme
provides numerous opportunities for members of the parish to explore
and deepen their faith.
The Growing Together programme includes special one-off
events, training days, short courses and housegroups.
Click
here for details of the
Winter/Spring 2010 programme
These are
some of the activities that take place in the
programme:

Start! is a six-session introduction to the
Christian faith. The
course assumes no previous knowledge of Christianity and aims to
explore issues of life and faith in a relaxed, open and enjoyable
way.
The sessions assume no
previous knowledge of anything Christian. They use a mix of DVD
input, time to chat, simple discussion activities and space for
reflection. All in a style that is down-to-earth and honest, and
which aims to be enjoyable too. We regularly run Start! courses in
the parish.
If you would like more
information about Start! or for details of the next course please
contact the parish office.
Faith in Film
The opportunity to
watch a blockbuster movie followed by a discussion on some of the
themes relating life and faith raised by the
film.
For
more information contact The Rev David Banbury.
Leading your
Church into Growth
Leading your Church into Growth (LYCIG)
is a training programme which
takes the mystery out of church growth and makes it 'normal'
and do-able. LYCIG forms the heart of our
parish strategy for growth.
LYCIG has
been designed for clergy and lay leaders from across different
traditions and denominations who are looking for help and
encouragement in leading their churches into growth. The LYCIG programme includes 4 day
residential courses, one day training days and small group study
courses. The core training material takes the form of an open
seminar with interactive talks, practical exercises and time and
space for personal reflection. "The most valuable training we've ever
done", is a typical comment from a delegate attending the
course.
For more information
please click here or
contact The Rev David
Banbury.
Welcome
Programme
It's always a delight to welcome new
members into the life of the church. To help people feel at home
with us we offer a number steps to our welcome
programme.
Obviously each person is different and we want people to feel
there way into the life of the church in a way that best suits
them. As part of a our
welcome programme we are very happy to supply a welcome pack with
some introductory information about the town and the Church.
Every three months we run a welcome lunch with an invitation
to all new members of the church to share in an informal social
gathering with members of the church's welcome team. For an
invitation or further information, contact the Parish Office sending your name and contact
address.
We also run regular programme of welcome teas in Holy
Trinity Church. The Welcome teas provide an
opportunity to have a short guided tour of the church, to find out
more about the life of the church and its various groups and
activities and of course to enjoy some refreshments together.
If you are coming as a visitor to Holy Trinity, do let us
know as we will look out for you. There is usually at least one of
the Welcome Team at every service, so do come and say "Hello" and
write your name in the Visitors
Book.
Stratford Schools ministry
Holy
Trinity Church supports a group of parishioners, "the Jesus people",
who have been invited into local primary schools to give Bible-based
assemblies 5 times per half term. Drama, music, puppets and
story-telling all have their part in the repertoire. The writer to
the Hebrews says, "The Word of God is alive and active ...." - and
the aim of the team members is to live it out in their
ministry.